mcr4575e2
Caption : Hairy Field Spider showing spinnerets. (Subfamily Araneinae)
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mcr4579e
Caption : Hairy Field Spider in process of spinning. This spider spins an orb web in the evening. It is totally broken down at sunrise and the process repeated the next evening. (Subfamily Araneinae)
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mcr4583e
Caption : Hairy Field Spider (Subfamily Araneinae)
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mcr4586e
Caption : Hairy Field Spider (Subfamily Araneinae)
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mcr4590e
Caption : Daddy Longlegs spider with prey wrapped in silk. (Family Pholcidae). These spiders are harmless to humans and their presence should be encouraged as they prey on other insects such as mosquitoes.
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mcr4592e2
Caption : Daddy Longlegs spider with prey wrapped in silk. (Family Pholcidae). These spiders are harmless to humans and their presence should be encouraged as they prey on other insects such as mosquitoes.
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mcr4656e
Caption : False Button Spider with captured caterpillar. Although from the same family (Theridiidae) as the button spiders this species is not known to be harmful to humans. (Theridion sp.)
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mcr4658e
Caption : False Button Spider with captured caterpillar. Although from the same family (Theridiidae) as the button spiders this species is not known to be harmful to humans. (Theridion sp.)
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mcr4667e
Caption : Tent-web Spider (Subfamily Cyrtophorinae) with captured ladybird.
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mcr4710e
Caption : Long-legged Sac Spider. Sac spiders are known to bite and are possibly responsible for most spider bites to humans. (Cheiracanthium furculatum) family Miturgidae.
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mcr4716e
Caption : Long-legged Sac Spider (Cheiracanthium furculatum) family Miturgidae
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mcr5013e
Caption : Golden orb-web spider aka Banded-legged Nephilia (Nephilia senegalensis) in veld.
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mcr5028e
Caption : Green Huntsman Spider ( Fam. Heteropodidae possibly Olios sp.)
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mcr5033e
Caption : Green Huntsman Spider ( Fam. Heteropodidae possibly Olios sp.) as seen from below.
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mcr5322e
Caption : Rain Spider (Palystes). These rather large spiders are not harmful to humans.
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mcr5329e
Caption : Rain Spider (Palystes) as seen from below.
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mcr5343e
Caption : Rain Spider (Palystes). Rain spiders often enter houses. They are harmless and should not be killed.
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